50 Fun and Easy Beginner Sewing Projects

Learn how to make a triangle scarf with just a yard of fabric and some tassels or pompoms. This is a great beginner sewing project that makes the perfect gift!

Learn how to sew a twisted headband two different ways. Use knit fabric for a quick and easy sewing project that makes a great gift!

Learn how to make a pillowcase with the burrito method. This is a great beginner sewing project, and it makes a great gift for kids!

Learn how to sew a ball or sphere with a free ball sewing pattern. This beginner sewing project is great for little kids or pets to play with!

Learn how to make a DIY fleece blanket with a simple trim edge. This is a beginner sewing project that is perfect for gifts.

Learn how to make hanging kitchen towels. This beginner sewing project is perfect if you have kids or pets, and it makes a great gift!

Learn how to sew an easy DIY pencil pouch with scraps of fabric and a zipper. This is a great beginner sewing project that teaches how to sew a zipper!

Learn how to make linen napkins with this easy sewing tutorial! This beginner sewing project makes the perfect handmade gift!

Learn how to make DIY reusable water balloons using sponges and scraps of fleece fabric. It’s a quick summer sewing project that is fun to play with!

Learn how to sew a drawstring bag with a free drawstring bag sewing pattern. It can be changed to any size, and it can hold so many different things.

Learn how to make an infinity scarf with knit fabric. This beginner sewing project makes a great accessory and a great handmade gift!

Learn how to make a dog accessory with a free dog bandana sewing pattern. This beginner sewing project is a great way to use up fabric scraps!

Learn how to make a DIY knit headband with scraps of knit fabric! It’s a great beginner sewing project that makes a really cute handmade accessory!

Learn how to make a gift card holder with a free sewing pattern. These look like Christmas tags and can hold a gift card or tiny card and envelope!

Learn how to make a warm gift with this free ear warmer sewing pattern. This beginner sewing project is comfortable because of the shaping.

Learn how to sew a zipper pouch with a free sewing pattern. This easy sewing project is great for beginners and makes a great handmade gift!

Learn how to make a DIY swaddle blanket out of cotton gauze fabric. It’s the perfect lightweight blanket that makes a great baby gift!

These tote bags with leather handles are perfect for any fun outings you’ll be going on. I love putting a couple of essentials in my tote bag when I go out for the afternoon.

Learn how to make an easy envelope pillow cover that makes the perfect throw pillow. Add a flange or not to this beginner sewing project.

Make a beginner sewing project with this free hanging kitchen towel sewing pattern. Use a towel or quilting cotton for an easy gift to sew!

Learning how to sew a glasses case is really simple.  Especially if you have already done our lessons on sewing a straight line and turning corners.

This apron tutorial is fast and easy, and it doesn’t need a lot of fabric. These aprons would make the perfect handmade gift, and one of these aprons could even be sewn by older kids!

Learn how to make DIY cloth napkins with silk and cotton fabric for the perfect reusable table setting. They are luxurious and absorbant and can match any holiday decor!

See how to make diy makeup remover wipes and go green! Make a set, add a diy drawstring bag like this one and you’ve got a cool self-care gift for a girl. The best reusable makeup remover pads I know – and so easy to sew!

This fat quarter skirt is the perfect project for little girls. It’s fast, easy, and uses just one fat quarter of fabric! It’s a great scrap fabric project and would make an adorable gift!

Make a great popsicle cozy for kids to keep their hands from getting too cold!

This is a fabulous and easy gift idea for neighbors, teachers, friends, and family. Use a tea towel to make a quick and simple DIY tea towel apron!

Learn how to make a cheater quilt that is fast, easy, and you can use any striped or plaid fabric. A cheater quilt is perfect for gifts!

With this free chapstick holder keychain pattern, make a cute keychain to hold your lip balm or chapstick to clip onto your purse or backpack.

Learn how to make a Fall placemat that is perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving! Choose a pretty Autumn fabric for this beginner sewing project!

This project is perfect for beginners because you just have to cut squares and sew four straight lines. No ironing and sewing hems, nor fussy mitered corners like most other cloth napkin tutorials!

Learn how to make a lined drawstring bag that makes the perfect reusable drawstring gift bag! It’s a great way to decorate for the holidays!

Learn how to make DIY slippers out of fleece fabric. Add pompoms or tassels to this one-seam sewing project. It’s a quick and easy gift.

Learn how to make a hand towel that doesn't slip off! It's perfect if you have kids or pets, and it makes a great gift!

Finding a good wallet isn’t always easy. We all want something that can easily fit in our pocket, yet still have room for all our needs. Learn how to make an easy card wallet with a free pattern!

Stop dropping your towel when you have so much to carry and make a DIY convertible towel bag instead! The towel converts to a backpack and then back to a towel!

Make a book bag with pockets out of tea towels!

Make a quick DIY matching game with your scraps of fabric for an easy sewing project and a fun game!

Learn how to sew with this small zipper pouch tutorial! This small zipper pouch can hold tiny essentials and clip onto a bag or keys!

Learn how to make a silk scarf with lightweight fabric. This beginner sewing project is a great to practice sewing silk and sewing hems.

Learn how to make a DIY sweater headband perfect for gifts and beginner sewing! Upcycle an unwanted sweater into a cute sweater headband!

This DIY drawstring backpack is an easy sewing project perfect for beginners!  It’s simple to sew and makes a cute backpack that kids and teens will love. 

Learn how to make a DIY kid infinity scarf with this simple sewing tutorial. It’s a great beginner sewing project that keeps children warm!

Decorate your office with this easy DIY mouse pad with your favorite fabric. It would make a great back to school project or a great gift idea!

Use this wrist pincushion tutorial to make your own pincushion using fabric scraps and a jar lid! This fabric scrap project uses up your pretty scraps, and would make an easy and quick gift!

Learn how to make this felt pencil case. It is the perfect beginner sewing lesson to help with sewing straight lines. The project is quick and perfect for kids to do! Also check out these other beginner sewing projects. 

Use upcycled silk to make these three DIY hair accessories! The scrunchie, scarf, and bow can be used together or separately.

Learn how quick and easy it is to make a drawstring bag using a tea towel. I love just how easy this sewing project is perfect for beginners – sew several up with your children for their toy storage, as shoe bags, gym bags – the uses of drawstring bags are endless. 

Make use of all those organic cotton scraps of fabric by easily sewing or serging them into reusable cotton rounds. They are great for removing make up!

Make a DIY bowl cozy with all your fabric scraps and batting scraps! Bowl cozies are quick and easy to make and they make great gifts!

Making a woven curtain can be very simple. In this post you will learn how to make two types of simple curtains; I will also show you how easy it is to sew a simple curtain if you make it with fleece fabric!

Learn how to make a simple baby bow with this baby headband tutorial either by sewing or hot gluing. These bows are so cute!

Learn how to make a simple sewing key fob that sits on your wrist. Its light and colorful and easy to sew.

Learn how to make a scarf with a simple rectangle design. This shape works for lightweight cooler fabric or warmer fabric that has some drape.